Kirtland

It is cold today and we have had lots of rain.  So don't be surprised.  We haven't been camping lately and don't plan to camp anymore unless it gets warmer.  Oh well, I guess it will be warm in Jamaica.  :-)

We spent last night near Kirtland, Ohio, and visited a couple of church sites today.  First we went to the Kirtland Temple and had a wonderful tour.   The Community of Christ Church owns the building and have preserved the temple wonderfully.  Good for them!  It was very peaceful and had a good feeling about it.

Next, we visited Historic Kirtland where our Church maintains five or six buildings, two are original.  My favorite is the Newel K Whitney store where Joseph Smith recieved many of the key revelations of the latter days.  From this location he wrote about 60 sections of the Doctrine and Covenants.  Newel Whitney kept maticulous records of his sales in the store.  We were able to flip through his sales book and found many entries for purchases by one of my sixth generation grand fathers, Vinson Knight.  Visiting Kirtland is one of the highlights of our trip.